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Joy is an emotional state—of gratitude, pleasure, and genuine satisfaction that transcends our circumstances and overflows in worship.

Psalm 16:11 “In Your presence there is fullness of joy; At your right hand there’s pleasures forever more.”

Psalm 5.:3 .” In the morning lord you hear my voice In the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly “

Psalms 51;10 “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”

A promise is a reason to expect in the future

1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you that is unusual for human beings. But God is faithful, and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. Instead, along with the temptation he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to endure it.”

Philippians 4:19 “And my God will… Fully supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Jesus.”

Romans 8:28 8 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.

Matthew 11, verse 28, he says, listen: “Come to me, like, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Take my yoke upon you and learn from me.” What do you mean learn from me? Like, look at the life of Jesus. Learn his pace, learn his Sabbath, learn his rest, learn how he depends on God, learn from him, “…for I am gentle and I’m humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

John 16:33 says this, it says, “In this world you actually will have trouble. But friend, take heart, I have overcome the world.”

Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him and who have been called according to his purpose.”

Hebrews 12:2, he just says things like this, he just says, listen, “For the joy set before him, he endured the cross.”

3 John 1:4 “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.”

Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

“God, use My circumstances to bring Joy in the journey. Allow me to be rooted in Your presence”

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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness…

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Loving someone no matter who they are, no matter what they’ve done, and no matter how you feel. Nomatter who they are.

I’ll love you as long as we see these things the same way; as long as we’re on the same page over here. But if you’re different from me, if you have different perspectives or views, if you’re too different from me, then not only do I not love you, I…I don’t want to have anything to do with you.

It’s not a List of self-improvement, it’s a list of Spirit-empowerment.

Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of theflesh…Don’t be foolish.

It all comes from the Holy Spirit not what I do ,comes with relationship as I walk with the spirit

“Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.”

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On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee:”

The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.”

This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead. When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?”“Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.”Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”esus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.”Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.”

”Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had sked him a third time, “Do you love Me?”“Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You. ”Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”

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Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him. 2 Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physiciansembalmed him, 3 taking a full forty days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?”16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father left these instructions before he died: 17 ‘This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.’ Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father.” When their message came to him, Joseph wept.

18 His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. “We are your slaves,” they said. 19 But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. 21 So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.

Greek Word is Elpis =confident expectation

When you use your pain for God’s purpose, a hurting world takes note.

This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

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Flashlight Will vs. Floodlight Will

See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

A seed of offense gets planted, and unless we deal with it, it grows.

When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?” 2 He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.” 3 Then ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. 4 But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him. 5 So Israel’s sons were among those who went to buy grain, for there was famine inthe land of Canaan also.

Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him. 9 Then he remembered his dreams about them and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see where our land is unprotected.” 17 And he put them all in custody for three days. 21 They said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw how distressed he was when he pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen; that’s why this distress has come on us.” 24 He turned away from them and began to weep, but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound beforetheir eyes.

1Now the famine was still severe in the land. 2 So when they had eaten all the grain they had broughtfrom Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”3 But Judah said to him,“The man warned us solemnly, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’

26 When Joseph came home, they presented to him the gifts they had brought into the house, and they bowed down before him to the ground. 30 Deeply moved at the sight of his brother, Joseph hurried out and looked for a place to weep. He went into his private room and wept there.

Now Joseph gave these instructions to the steward of his house: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack. 2 Then put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one’s sack, along with the silver for his grain.” And he did as Joseph said.3 As morning dawned, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys. 4 They had not gone far from the city when Joseph said to his steward, “Go after those men at once, and when you catch up with them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil? 5 Isn’t this the cup my master drinks from and also uses for divination? This is a wicked thing you have done.’”

“Now then, please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers. 34 How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let mesee the misery that would come on my father.”

Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. 2 And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household heard about it. 3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still living?” But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence.

Release freely, to let go of what someone owes you.

What makes this story so powerful in Genesis, is not just that Joseph experiences deliverance, but hisbrothers do, too. He forgives them, and they can forgive themselves.

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Gen. 41:1

When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream:

He was standing by the Nile, 2 when out of the river there came upseven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds. 3 Afterthem, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile andstood beside those on the riverbank. 4 And the cows that were uglyand gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh wokeup.5 He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads ofgrain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk. 6 After them,seven other heads of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the eastwind. 7 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, fullheads. Then Pharaoh woke up; it had been a dream.

12 Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain ofthe guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us,giving each man the interpretation of his dream. 13 And things turnedout exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to myposition, and the other man was impaled.”

14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from thedungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he camebefore Pharaoh.15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no onecan interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear adream you can interpret it.”16 “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied toPharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”

25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one andthe same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 Theseven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grainare seven years; it is one and the same dream. 27 The seven lean,ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are theseven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They areseven years of famine.

28 “It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he isabout to do. 29 Seven years of great abundance are comingthroughout the land of Egypt, 30 but seven years of famine willfollow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, andthe famine will ravage the land.

31 The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because thefamine that follows it will be so severe. 32 The reason the dream wasgiven to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmlydecided by God, and God will do it soon.

33 “And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and puthim in charge of the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh appointcommissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egyptduring the seven years of abundance.

.39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known toyou, there is no one so discerning and wise as you. 40 You shall be incharge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to yourorders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.”

41 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole landof Egypt.” 42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it onJoseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chainaround his neck. 43 He had him ride in a chariot as hissecond-in-command,[b] and people shouted before him, “Make way[c]!” Thushe put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.

44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your word noone will lift hand or foot in all Egypt.” 45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the nameZaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest ofOn,[d] to be his wife. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.

46 Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaohking of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence andtraveled throughout Egypt.

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

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Gen 39 6 So Potiphar left everything he had inJoseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did notconcern himself with anything except the food heate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome, 7 andafter a while his master’s wife took notice of Josephand said, “Come to bed with me!”8 But herefused. “With me in charge,” he told her, “mymaster does not concern himself with anything in thehouse; everything he owns he has entrusted to mycare.

9 No one is greater in this house than I am. My masterhas withheld nothing from me except you, because youare his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thingand sin against God?” 10 And though she spoke toJoseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with heror even be with her.11 One day he went into the houseto attend to his duties, and none of the householdservants was inside. 12 She caught him by his cloak andsaid, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak inher hand and ran out of the house.

13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and hadrun out of the house, 14 she called her householdservants. “Look,” she said to them, “this Hebrew has beenbrought to us to make sport of us! He came in here to sleepwith me, but I screamed. 15 When he heard me scream for help,he left his cloak beside me and ran out of the house.”

16 She kept his cloak beside her until his master camehome. 17 Then she told him this story: “That Hebrew slave youbrought us came to me to make sport of me. 18 But as soon as Iscreamed for help, he left his cloak beside me and ran out of thehouse.”

19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying,“This is how your slave treated me,” he burned withanger. 20 Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, theplace where the king’s prisoners were confined.

But while Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the LORD was withhim; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyesof the prison warden. 22 So the warden put Joseph in charge ofall those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for allthat was done there. 23 The warden paid no attention to anythingunder Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph andgave him success in whatever he did.

Question:

What’s ultimately bringing on that feeling of disappointment?

What to do? Vs 21 “ The lord was with Joseph “

*Scripture does not teach that everything that happensin life happens because God has directly caused it orwilled it to happen. God does not will sin, and He doesnot will evil.

If we truly believed that God wasalways with us, how much more wouldwe live and walk as people of trusttowards the one who is in control and iswith us in the pit?

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“ First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give mejust enough to satisfy my needs.9 For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.

( JUST WHAT I NEED )

“When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelitetraders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptianofficer. Potiphar was captain of the guard for Pharaoh, theking of Egypt.2 The LORD was with Joseph, so hesucceeded in everything he did as he served in the home ofhis Egyptian master. 3 Potiphar noticed this and realizedthat the LORD was with Joseph, giving him success ineverything he did. 4 This pleased Potiphar, so he soonmade Joseph his personal attendant. He put him in chargeof his entire household and everything he owned. Gen39-1-6 39

5 From the day Joseph was put in charge of hismaster’s household and property, the LORD began tobless Potiphar’s household for Joseph’s sake. Allhis household affairs ran smoothly, and his cropsand livestock flourished. 6 So Potiphar gave Josephcomplete administrative responsibility overeverything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn’tworry about a thing—except what kind of food toeat! Joseph was a very handsome and well-builtyoung man,”

Blessings can become distractions, and if we’re not careful, we can miss the bigger thing that God has for us.

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites this: ‘Youhave seen for yourselves that I have spoken to you fromheaven: 23 Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do notmake for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold.24 “‘Makean altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burntofferings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats andyour cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honored, I willcome to you and bless you. 25 If you make an altar of stonesfor me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defileit if you use a tool on it. Genesis 20:22-25

Psalm 77

1 I cried out to God for help;I cried out to God to hear me.2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;at night I stretched out untiring hands,and I would not be comforted.

3 I remembered you, God, and I groaned;I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.[b]4 You kept my eyes from closing;I was too troubled to speak.5 I thought about the former days,the years of long ago;

6 I remembered my songs in the night.My heart meditated and my spirit asked:

7 “Will the Lord reject forever?Will he never show his favor again?8 Has his unfailing love vanished forever?Has his promise failed for all time?9 Has God forgotten to be merciful?Has he in anger withheld his compassion?”

10 Then I thought, “To this I will appeal:the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.11 I will remember the deeds of the LORD;yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.12 I will consider all your worksand meditate on all your mighty deeds.”

13 Your ways, God, are holy.What god is as great as our God?14 You are the God who performs miracles;you display your power among the peoples.15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.

16 The waters saw you, God,the waters saw you and writhed;the very depths were convulsed.17 The clouds poured down water,the heavens resounded with thunder;your arrows flashed back and forth.

18 Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind,your lightning lit up the world;the earth trembled and quaked.19 Your path led through the sea,your way through the mighty waters,though your footprints were not seen.

20 You led your people like a flockby the hand of Moses and Aaron.

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Gen. 37:12-28

12 Now his brothers had gone to graze their father’s flocks nearShechem, 13 and Israel said to Joseph, “As you know, your brothers aregrazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I am going to send you to them.”“Very well,” he replied.14 So he said to him, “Go and see if all is well with yourbrothers and with the flocks, and bring word back to me.” Then he sent him offfrom the Valley of Hebron. When Joseph arrived at Shechem, 15 a man found himwandering around in the fields and asked him, “What are you looking for?”16 Hereplied, “I’m looking for my brothers. Can you tell me where they are grazingtheir flocks?” “They have moved on from here,” the man answered. “I heard themsay, ‘Let’s go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them nearDothan. 18 But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, theyplotted to kill him.19 “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to eachother. 20 “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns andsay that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of hisdreams.”

21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. “Let’s nottake his life,” he said. 22 “Don’t shed any blood. Throw him into thiscistern here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this torescue him from them and take him back to his father. 23 So when Joseph cameto his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he waswearing— 24 and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cisternwas empty; there was no water in it.25 As they sat down to eat their meal, theylooked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camelswere loaded with spices, balm and myrrh, and they were on their way to takethem down to Egypt. 26 Judah said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we killour brother and cover up his blood? 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelitesand not lay our hands on him; after all, he is our brother, our own flesh andblood.” His brothers agreed.28 So when the Midianite merchants came by, hisbrothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twentyshekels[a] of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt

Alternative Route

Vs 36 Meanwhile, the Midianites[a] soldJoseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’sofficials, the captain of the guard.

Gen 39 :2 The LORD was with Joseph so that heprospered, and he lived in the house of hisEgyptian master.

Lesson: don’t mistake God’s silence for God’s absence.

Just because God doesn’t show up inGenesis 37 doesn’t mean Godisn’t in Genesis 37.

We learn from Joseph alternativeroutes that they come unexpectedly.

How God uses alternative routes in your life

Genesis 50:20

“Joseph says, ‘God brought meto this position so I could savethe lives of many people.’”

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